La Petite Maison's Cocktail – A Recipe

We present an easy interpretation of a drink featured on our latest drinks list. Designed as a large-volume premix that's loaded full of essence of the festive period, which makes it excellent for your holiday party. Save the extra cordial you can use for brunch beverages, desserts, or to mix additional servings of this cocktail.

Bikini Recipe

Makes enough for 10 guests

To make the Clementine Cordial (produces 750ml)

300ml newly squeezed clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar

For the Drink (yields 850ml, to serve 10)

400ml good quality vodka
100ml dry gin
150ml peach liqueur
200ml citrus syrup (as made above)
A few cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch

Method

For the Citrus Syrup: Place the listed ingredients into a saucepan, heat until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring to dissolve. After that, take off the burner allowing it to cool fully. Pour into an sealable bottle, cap it and refrigerate it in the fridge, it will last for around four weeks.

Preparing the Cocktail Base: Mix every liquids into one sizeable container, allow it to infuse for 60 minutes, then strain , ideally through muslin, making it completely strained.

For serving: Pour 85ml of your batch mix to a stirring glass filled with ice, gently stirring lightly for a minute until cold. Filter into a frosted cocktail glass or equivalent, decorate with some cranberries adding the final touch by giving it a brief mist of the essential oil above the glass.

Amanda Pierce
Amanda Pierce

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